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Welcome New Member Carlos Campos Bracho

WELCOME new WBC Member! | Carlos Campos Bracho

Carlos is originally from Mexico and is not only very friendly, convivial and collegial, but it is also a result-oriented professional with a proven track record within the IT industry and academic worlds both in Mexico and Canada.

He has over 12 years of knowledge of different areas of Business Intelligence (BI), and Computational Intelligence (CI) plus a wide range of experience in software development involving the above frameworks and applied mainly in ITIL performance management, multidimensional databases modeling, data extraction, data transformation, data integration, data-driven analysis, data-driven decision support, data-driven strategic maps and prediction | forecasting applications.

Carlos looks forward to contributing to the development and growth of Wayfinders Business Cooperative for the common good of freelancers, the self-employed, gig workers, small business and of course, immigrant entrepreneurs. He can be reached by email at:

carlosc@ualberta.ca

T: 780.690.3980

Welcome Carlos! May the journey with WBC be fruitful.

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General Members Meeting

General Members Meeting of Wayfinders Business Co-operative

Monday, September 23, 2019
Doors open 6:45 PM
Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues 7103-105 Street (Approach from 104 St & 70 Ave)

At our Annual General Meeting on June 6, 2019 we were not able to review the annual financial statements because they were not completed correctly and we were not able to verify any of the bookkeeping work. The statements are to be presented at the General Members Meeting on this date, September 23, 2019. Your attendance is strongly encouraged.

Agenda

7:00 PM Call to Order & Welcoming Comments – Randal, Chair
1. Quorum, Agenda, Minutes
2. Financial Report

  • 2018 Annual Financial Statements – Treasurer
  • 2019 Annual Financial Statements – Treasurer

3. Directors Update
4. Recent Achievements

  • IT Team – Darryl/William
  • Membership/Social Team – Marie/Rena/Kirsha
  • Finance Team – Kirsha/Evelinne

5. Planned Progress
6. Open Discussion
Conclusion

Please RSVP to Leo at leocamposa@gmail.com

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Promise, Adversity and the Choice to Heal

A Weekend Workshop with Michael Palmer

Edmonton, Friday, September 13 – Sunday, September 15

While the promise of love and joy belongs to you, much can bar the way to your promised land. All of the obstacles, challenges and adversity that we face in life, are rooted in the loveless, unconscious beliefs that we hold to be true about ourselves. If you would enter your promised land … you must unearth your loveless beliefs and bring them to the light of awareness where they can be forgiven and let go.

This workshop extends a powerful opportunity to forgive the error and remember … that love is who you are. If you would invite this remembrance for yourself, this workshop, is for you.

To register: https://guiltbuster.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f6a5e958d7a88c2ddefc71b5c&id=4f48707a41&e=55ba91b363

For more information go to: https://www.guiltbuster.com/

Michael Palmer

About Michael Palmer

Michael relies upon Spirit to work through him for the welfare of those he serves. His workshops support participants to face their fears, overcome their adversity and embrace the happiness they are truly meant for. His delightful sense of humor brings levity and flow to the process, all of which combine to extend a profound opportunity for participants to effect healing in their lives. In a great many cases his workshops are reported to be, life changing.

When one person chooses to step through their fears to the promise of their heart, they truly light the way for us all. One person does make a difference. I invite you to become that person. Your presence, your choice and your contribution are vital to the lives of others and the promise of who we are. This workshop is about fulfilling that promise together.

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Welcome Pineyro’s General Cleaning Services

PLEASE WELCOME NEW MEMBER > PINEYRO’S GENERAL CLEANING SERVICES

Owned by a wonderful couple originally from Argentina & Mexico, Rodrigo and Yazmin, PGCS is a company with more than 10 years of experience/training on commercial-residential cleaning and maintenance. They also specialize in carpet and upholstery cleaning and maintenance. Their mission is to provide a SUPERIOR range of carpet and upholstery cleaning|maintenance services – both, residential and commercial – to create healthier and better environments. They take pride in protecting the environment by using cleaning methods and products that conserve our natural resources. PGCS strive to provide effective solutions that maintain and foster client satisfaction, focusing on delivering the best service at affordable prices.

They are based in Edmonton, AB and are delighted to join Wayfinders Business Cooperative!

You can reach them directly here: pineyrosgeneralcleaning@gmail.com   

Call them at: 587.337.1844 or

Visit them here: https://pineyrosgeneralcleaning.com |||

Welcome to WBC Rodrigo & Yazmin!

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Wayfinders Testimonial Video Released!

Thanks to Fresia Pilquil for preparing a testimonial video for Wayfinders!

And thanks to Wayfinders Evelinne, Jimmy, Carmen and Glen for participating by giving their testimonials. Where would we be if not for friends like these? Thanks also to Sara Campos-Silvius for the narration.

We are building a community of trust!

Don’t miss it! Check it out here. The latest of our recorded presentations.

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Welcome New Member Peyman Hessari!

Peyman Hessari | Is a highly skilled & dedicated professional with more than five years of experience spanning research, numerical analysis, computational mathematics, statistical modeling, data manipulation, machine learning, and functional programming. Over the years, he has gained a remarkable track record in designing, implementing and debugging software, testing developed code, modifying the source code & engineering automated tests to validate program features.

With many accomplishments and demonstrated ability working on full cycle projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams of different disciplines, communicating effectively with all levels of the organizational departments and providing continuous support to all business units, he is looking forward to contributing to the Wayfinders Business Cooperative © journey, helping to enhance operational capacities, efficiencies and effectiveness.  He also has a PH.D. in Applied Mathematics & Computational Science, accompanied by 20+ academic publications, research studies, scholarships, recognition and pioneered algorithms.

We are pleased to have Peyman join our platform cooperative & social enterprise. May this journey be fruitful for him and all us at WBC. Should you wish to connect with him, he can be reached at 780.909.2538 or by email at: p.hessari@gmail.com| Welcome!

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Welcome New Member Kirsha Campbell!

Kirsha is about serving clients globally & virtually. An accountant by profession she helps construction businesses owners & contractors improve pricing, cash flow, develop more efficient operations|processes thus becoming more effective in their businesses. She works with clients to reduce costs, anxiety about operations and reduce fear|stress about managing daily operations. Solutions are customized to meet the needs, diversity and dynamics of each construction business or business contractor. She has worked with a variety of projects and has learnt the importance of listening to construction business owners, understand their issues, and work with the clients to implement creative & effective solutions|strategies resulting in more cash flowing into their businesses.

Community involvement, serving and volunteering are very important to Kirsha as well. She is very glad to join Wayfinders Business Cooperative © and happy to be part of an evolving win-win effort; she looks forward to meet WBC members, and to contribute to make it a success. You can reach her here: kirshamurray@gmail.com | We at WBC © are delighted to welcome her into our growing community – may the journey be prosperous!

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WBC 1st Annual General Meeting

June 9th 2019 saw the first annual general meeting of Wayfinders Business Co-operative!

We had a quorum plus visitors for a total of 22 people at the meeting, which was held at the main boardroom of Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues, one of our members.

Pamela Funk, of Elevation Massage Therapy, told us about her personal journey to entrepreneurship, starting in Paraguay and ending up as a professional massage therapist in Edmonton. She is a Wayfinder!

Dean Heuman, President of Focus Communications, inspired us with the keys to success in marketing a small company in a very busy and distracted world. This is how we find our ways forward.

We elected two new directors to the board, William Fritzberg and Erick Estrada. William is a design thinker with experience in building online sites. Erick runs a new business, FlamingSoft, a website and programming company. They will make a valued contribution while complementing the skills, experience and wisdom of the existing directors, Darryl Heuman, Klaas Rodenburg and Randal Adcock, Chair.

In the Chair’s annual report, we also reviewed the progress we made over the past several months since incorporating in August 2017. Wayfinders has grown in membership while holding numerous events and developing several online applications. Financial statements are under review.

We also provided members who were present with membership cards. William Fritzberg led those present following the formal meeting through a useful card sort exercise to help identify member priorities.

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WBC 2018-19 Annual Review

I am pleased to present this slide video that captures some of the highlights of the Wayfinders year 2018-19!
Thank you to all the great people who made the year a success!
Thank you to board leadership from Darryl Heuman, Klaas Rodenburg, Louis Grenier and Ben Sabet!
Thank you to IT Team leadership from Darryl Heuman, William Fritzberg, Paula Fortune, Angela Coutinho, Erick Estrada and Mark Gao.
Thank you to new board members WIllaim Fritzberg and Erick Estrada and to new committee leaders, Evelinne Crawford Teichgraber and Marie Gervais
Thanks to Vanessa Ali for her great graphics, Rod Olstad for the podcast and Bojan Kumovic for the video production.
Thanks to Leo Campos Aldunez for his ongoing work in community outreach and general advice.
Thanks to our Advisors: Laird Hunter QC, Sam Young CA, Dean Human (marketing) and Seth Leon (co-ops).
Thanks to our many guest speakers this past year.
Thank you to new members who understand that there are great things to come from a community of trust.

I will soon share a Wayfinding Forward for the coming year.
Randal

“Many hands make light work”

Here is a link to the video on YouTube

WBC 2018-19 Annual Review
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COMPASSION: A GLOBAL HISTORY

SPECIAL DEAL for WBC MEMBERS

The book recounts stories from the beginning of human history to the present day of grassroots efforts to improve life for the majority, especially the most vulnerable. In 300 pages, Compassion provides a history of humanity with all its warts that emphasizes the lives of the people rather than the kings, lords,and magnates.

WBC members get a special price and a signed copy of the book COMPASSION: A GLOBAL HISTORY of SOCIAL POLICY, by local author Alvin Finkel. The price is $40.00 and you can get it directly from him here: finkel@telusplanet.net |
About: Alvin Finkel is the author|co-author, or co-editor of 13 history books including Working People in Alberta: A History, History of the Canadian Peoples, The Chamberlain-Hitler Collusion, and Social Policy and Practice in Canada: A History. He is president of the Alberta Labour History Institute, professor emeritus of History at Athabasca University, and half of the writing team of Change Alberta.